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Gigging

New Zealand slang, used in off-roading. When the terrain is treacherous and unknown, such as in the Antarctic, a vehicle may need to slowly search for passable trails, called "gigging"
I was gigging through holes taller than my rockcrawler.
by Kingdragonfly July 27, 2015
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redhat

There's lot of definitions for red hat, and is often used without explanation. It's all about context.

Most recently and most frequently it's a reference to Donald Trump's infamous "Make America Great Again" MAGA red hat.

Ironically on the left wing, red is the traditional color of communism. The same red beret worn US airborne troopers were also worn by militant socialists or union organizers. Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, was called a red hat.

Pre-World War II, pacifists and union organizers were called red hats. The "Red Hat Acoustic Music Club" celebrates this usage.

Red hat can be used as a reference to the Bloods criminal gang, such as Jay-Z "What's Free" song.

Red-hats / red caps are malevolent spirits found in the lowlands of Scotland. Their red hats would frequently re-dyed in human blood. It's associated with violence and vampirism. It the meaning of AFI's song "Red Hat"

The Linux computer software is called "RedHat" because its creator Marc Ewing wore a red hat.
Jay-Z "What's Free"

“No redhat, don’t Michael and Prince me and Ye
They separate you when you got Michael and Prince’s DNA"

AFI's song "RedHat"

"Can’t remember days, the days we posses, only the day she left.

I see her in the crucifix, my mind begins to slip. My love had fallen right to a T.

Then I close my eyes and the tears begin to run, the nightmare has just begun.
by Kingdragonfly July 8, 2019
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cough break

It's a cliche that defense lawyers signal their testifying clients they are giving a bad answer by coughing.

When a client starts giving bad but usually truthful answers, their lawyer may start coughing harder and harder to create a cough break.

It's so common that judges will warn defense lawyers about a cough break.
Donald Trump's chief of staff Mick Mulvaney used a cough break to signal Trump "hey, shut up about possibly releasing your tax returns."
by Kingdragonfly June 21, 2019
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16

The slang term “16” (also spelled sixteen) is a noun which is used by a lot of musicians, writers, and rappers to represent a 16 bars in a verse. When rappers talk about spitting a “hot 16” or “16 bars” they are referring to a verse, which sometimes is also over and under 16 bars.
I spit a hot 16.
by Kingdragonfly December 9, 2022
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lamb licker

A "lamb licker" tends sheep or goats. A sheepherder or lamber.
Why is that guy have "406" on his tshirt?

Probably a lamb licker from Montana
by Kingdragonfly August 9, 2018
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zandpa

Combination of the drug Zanax/Xanax and Grandpa. It's an old guy who looks good. Simalar to "a silver fox", but more street cool.

Coined by late night host Stephen Colbert, when talking about "Faceapp", a dodgy Russian phone app which creates an aged version from any photo.
20 Jul 2019, Stephen Colbert monologue

The biggest trend buzz this week is the social media craze "FaceApp." You upload a photo of yourself and it shows you what you'd look like way older. Everyone is doing it, including me. Got to say "Not bad. Hello Zandpa."

Now this is the only fun thing to happen this week, so of course there's a nefarious dark side...

Summary: Russians own all your personal information on your phone legally forever.
by Kingdragonfly July 20, 2019
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rubble

British slang. Cockney rhyming slang. Rubble is slang for trouble or trouble making.

Rubble rhymes with trouble.

The longer version of cockney rhyming slang for trouble is Barney Rubble (The Flintstones)

Alternate to rubble is Barney, to confuse outsiders
Batman:

"where did that portal send them exactly?"

John Constantine:

"To the diver, old boat. Those rubble thruppennies will be piping their eyes till last days are dawning"

Or in American slang: "To hell, friend. Those trouble making dickheads will be crying till the end of time"
by Kingdragonfly September 27, 2019
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